http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com Hospital Design, Construction, Maintenance, Operation and Smooth Running Guidelines & Tips for the Health Industry. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:43:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/wp-content/plugins/maxblogpress-favicon/icons/favicon-92.ico http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2011/12/daylightessential-hospital-patients-staff-alike/ http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2011/12/daylightessential-hospital-patients-staff-alike/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:29:27 +0000 harry http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/?p=253 This article picks up from my previous article on how Hospital design can improve as healing environments (http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/04/a-healing-place-called-hospital/) I focus on the need for daylight and what design aspects one must keep in mind at the design stage. Much research exists to prove that access to daylight contributes to faster patient recovery and to staff’s [...]]]> http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2011/12/daylightessential-hospital-patients-staff-alike/feed/ 0 http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2010/06/healthcare-nursing-staff/ http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2010/06/healthcare-nursing-staff/#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:14:50 +0000 harry http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/?p=190 One would argue that of all the public & private sectors, staff shortage in hospitals is one of the most critical issues. Some are short term due to illness or other personal reasons but permanent shortages are more serious, mainly due to people leaving service at retirement, changing employer or even moving away to another [...]]]> http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2010/06/healthcare-nursing-staff/feed/ 0 http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2009/01/dental-surgery-planning/ http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2009/01/dental-surgery-planning/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:32:08 +0000 harry http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/?p=84 If you are planning on opening your own new dental surgery, you would have worked in one for a number of years or at least a few months. You would be familiar with the equipment, layout and the quality of cabinetry. Laying out or planning a dental surgery is not a very complex job. There [...]]]> http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2009/01/dental-surgery-planning/feed/ 0 http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/05/importance-landscaping-hospitals/ http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/05/importance-landscaping-hospitals/#comments Sun, 18 May 2008 16:28:01 +0000 harry http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/?p=62 In the UK, PFI (Private Finance Initiative) has generated a renewed interest in hospital design arena. It effectively provides us an opportunity to consider the hospitals as Therapeutic Environments. Hospital design managers like me, believe that expert knowledge has encouraged the development of hospitals that provide settings for promoting patient recovery, healing and well being. [...]]]> http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/05/importance-landscaping-hospitals/feed/ 0 http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/04/a-healing-place-called-hospital/ http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/04/a-healing-place-called-hospital/#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:37:44 +0000 harry http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/?p=42 When I was young I had to visit the hospital where my father was admitted after a horrific accident. While trying to save a child who suddenly ran across the road, he had a severe road accident. To cut a long story short, my father had to have about 21 operations to repair his broken [...]]]> http://www.hospitaldesigntips.com/2008/04/a-healing-place-called-hospital/feed/ 0